Riot A Novel
Riot, a novel by Shashi Tharoor, published by Penguin Books India in 2003, spans 288 pages and is presented in English. This narrative delves into the mysterious death of twenty-four-year-old Priscilla Hart, an American student volunteering in India. The story raises questions about the motivations behind her murder, exploring themes of cultural collision, love, and religious fanaticism through the perspectives of various characters.
Readers will encounter a complex tapestry of narratives that examine the circumstances surrounding Priscilla’s death, including the possibility of an enraged husband, a xenophobic attack, or an indiscriminate love affair gone awry. Tharoor’s innovative approach to storytelling invites reflection on the ownership of history and the multifaceted nature of truth, making this edition a thought-provoking exploration of societal tensions during a tumultuous period in 1987.
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Who Killed Twenty-Four-Year-Old Priscilla Hart? And Why Would Anyone Want To Murder This Idealistic American Student Who Had Come To India To Volunteer In A Women S Health Programme? Had Her Work Made A Killer Out Of An Enraged Husband? Or Was Her Death The Result Of A Xenophobic Attack? Was She Involved In An Indiscriminate Love Affair That Had Spun Out Of Control? Or Was She Simply The Innocent Victim Of A Riot That Had Exploded In That Fateful Year Of 1987 Between Hindus And Muslims?
Shashi Tharoor Experiments Brilliantly With Narrative Form, Chronicling The Mystery Of Priscilla Hart S Death Through The Often Contradictory Accounts Of A Dozen Or More Characters. Intellectually Provocative And Emotionally Charged, Riot Is A Novel About The Ownership Of History, About Love, Hate, Cultural Collision, Religious Fanaticism And The Impossibility Of Knowing The Truth.
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